<p>I am smitten with one school in particular, however, I know that as a rising junior, I need to broaden my options and open my mind to the many other phenomenal schools out there, so as to keep myself from being focused on simply one.
I'm very interested in attending a school in the south/southwest/southeast/midwest in an urban or suburban location...As I mentioned above, I am a rising junior, so I don't really have applicable test scores, just yet. In the meantime, however, here is a summary of my current status:
-In Top 5% of class (Out of 550-600 students)
-Upward Trend in GPA
-A few unique EC's
-High Moral Values
-Open-Minded
-Frankly Put: I am a nerd.
-Devoted to three clubs, president of each.
-Strong Leadership Activities/Positions (Only a fraction of which are mentioned above)
I love to be around other intellectual, motivated, dedicated students who are willing to work hard, and at the same time, are somewhat easy going. Any suggestions, in regards to which universities I might consider visiting/applying to would be greatly appreciated!</p>
<p>What are you looking to study?</p>
<p>I could go one of two ways…
The Sciences (Preferably Biology) or Humanities (Kinesiology, Classical Studies, English Lit., American Lit., etc.)
I don’t really want to go to an LAC, though, I would prefer to go to a University. (I just, personally, feel a bit more at home in the University setting. )</p>
<p>Well, there are plenty of universities that would fit you given those areas of study and the other criteria that you listed. I have to recommend my own school, UNC-Chapel Hill, and would also look at UVa, Johns Hopkins, Georgetown, UGa, UT-Austin, and as much as it pains me to say it, Duke.</p>
<p>These are great suggestions, I just realized that I left out one important criteria:
I don’t want to attend a school with an extremely large undergraduate population…I’d like it to be somewhere between 2,500 and 7,000?
To be a bit more specific…here are the states, etc. where I’d consider going to school: (I live in California, by the way)
Georgia, Texas, Virginia, Missouri, Illinois, Michigan, and Washington D.C.
Please list any reaches, matches, safeties, etc.
Thanks for the feedback, by the way!</p>
<p>Washington University in St. Louis is a good school. Emory University. University of Chicago and Northwestern (may be reaches, though). Like the other person said, Georgetown. Or George Washington.</p>
<p>Not to familiar with small schools in those states but I’d look into the ones I mentioned.</p>
<p>Washington University in St. Louis
University of Richmond
Georgetown University
Emory University
College of William and Mary
Johns Hopkins University</p>
<p>I hadn’t heard of University of Richmond before…I just looked it up. The campus is gorgeous! Thanks for the suggestions! Any others would be greatly appreciated!</p>
<p>Absolutely. I’ve visited University of Richmond, and I can tell you that it’s a beautiful campus.</p>
<p>Does the school favor in-state applicants?
If not, this looks like a promising option, and after having done a little more research, I can honestly say that I’m adding it to my list! THANK YOU! 
Any more suggestions?</p>
<p>As far as I am aware, because it’s a private university, it doesn’t have any preference in terms of state residency.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Duke University
Rice University</p>
<p>They’re what you could call the ‘Ivies of the South’.</p>
<p>Interesting…Any other suggestions? :)</p>
<p>Bump-Bump…</p>
<p>Any others?</p>
<p>I think Notre Dame, or Georgetown sound like good fits. Maybe Vanderbilt or Emory for your location.</p>
<p>I would also suggest Rice as fitting your criteria. Great school!</p>
<p>^
Thanks for the responses! Any safeties to recommend?</p>
<p>Bump-Bump…</p>
<p>amory – you should take a virtual tour of Rice [Rice</a> University - Virtual Tours](<a href=“http://www.rice.edu/virtualtours/]Rice”>http://www.rice.edu/virtualtours/)</p>